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Letters Patent No. 73,940, dated January 28, 1868.

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TO ALL WI-IOM THIS MAY CONCERN:

Be it knownvthat I, ALBAN N. TOWNE, of Chicago, in the county of Cook,and State of Illinois, have invented an Improved Apparatus for PuttingCars on the Track; and I do hereby declare that the following is a fulland exact description thereof, reference being had to the annexeddrawings, making a part of this specification, in which Figure 1 is aperspective representation of my improved apparatus for putting cars onthe track.

Figure-2 is a transverse section ofthe same.

Figure 3 is au lend view of one ofthe bars, showing the dog. v

The nature'of my invention consistsin using a long and short har, to beattached separately to the rails of the road, by means of loopsV orclasps, in such a manner as to allow the ends of the bars to be placedthe required distance from the rails, to accommodate the position of thetrucks, which are tov be drawn upon the track, and is so arranged as tobe conveniently carried upon the cars and readily attached to the railsat any place.

My object is to provide more ei'ectual means for putting-cars upon thetrack than any now iu use; and by the use of my invention I claim thatcars standing o from the track, within reach of the bars, can'be putupon the rails in a very short space of time, thereby making a verygreat saving of time and labor.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willdescribe the method of construction and operation. p i' A shows the bedof the road, on which the ties B are laid. C represents the commonT-rails now used in the construction of railroads. E shows the clasps,which are formed to tit the upper part ofthe rails C, allowing spacesfor the keys J, which are made similar to those used in fastening therails in the old style of chair. D represents the hars, attached totheclasps E, by means of the bolts I, so as to allow thc bars to be placedin any desired position upon the track orV bed ofthe road A. Theopposite ends of the bars I), from the clasps E, are made more thin thanthe other parts, and terminate in the dogs II, which are driven into thetiesor roadbed, when the apparatus is in use, soas to prevent a lateralmotion offt-he bars. I make the bars D from iron or steel, two by twoand a'halfinches in size, and `any length desired, but .generally makethe short bar threefourths of the length oi` the long one. The ohjectofmaking one of thehars longer. than. the other, is to allow only onetruck-wheel to pass over the ends of the bars upon the rails' C, atatime, thus preventing the possi. bility of the truckssliding from therails, whichmight be the case if"the'.bars'werc of equa-l length. .lheclasps E should be made of wroughtiromor of similar material, and insuch a manner that they can be loosened from `the rails C, by removingthe keys 1I.

Operation.

In order to use my invention, it is rst necessary to secure the clasps Eto the rails C, as shown in tho drawings, then swing the ends ot thebars directly in front et' the truck-wheels, and drive the dogs II intothe tie or road-bed, which will prevent'a longitudinal or lateral motionof the bars. The cars can then be drawn on the track C, by means of theengine, in the usual manner. The key J must be removed, after which thebars can be detached from the track. G F represent the truck-wheels inthe position they are supposed to occupy when being elevated upon thetrack. X shows the direction the wheels are to move.

Having thus described my device, what I claim, anddesirc to secure byLetters Patent, is-

An apparatus for replacing ears upon the track, formed by a combinationof the clamp E and bars D, the former to be attached adjustably to therail by keys J, and the latter made of unequal lengthsfand terminatingwith dog II, for attaching them to the track, substantially as setforth.

ALBAN N. TOWNE.

Witnesses:

G. L. CiIAPLv A. L. CHAPIN.

